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SSC CPO 2019 PYQ — Question 6

SSC CPO Tier I - 11th December 2019 - Shift 2 • English • Q6

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Read the given passage and fill in the blanks with the most appropriate options.

The refugees coming by boat to Italy have already set a record this year. The surge (1)______ partly from the civil war in Syria, which has forced 3 million people to (2)______ their homeland. Europe, peaceful, affluent and comparatively close- is a preferred (3)______. It's where the desperate meets the developed. Often with the aid (4)______ reckless human traffickers, refugees attempt to cross the waters in rubber dinghies that can (5)______, plunging the occupants into the sea.

Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank No.5.

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Correct answer: D

Explanation

The correct answer is option 4 i.e. capsize.

  • Capsize: (of a boat) overturn in the water.
  • Renege: go back on a promise, undertaking, or contract.
  • Inverse: something that is the opposite or reverse of something else.
  • Convert: a person who has been persuaded to change their religious faith or other beliefs.

Hence, Capsize is the best apt. option to be used here, as refugees attempt to cross the water in rubber dinghies that can overturn in water.